PEORIA, ILLINOIS, August 12, 2002: The 2002 Hindu Heritage Youth Camp just concluded in Peoria, Illinois. Children and adults from Central Illinois attended this camp to learn about universal values that are strongly emphasized in Hinduism, and also respected in other faiths. The goal was to prepare the youth so that they grow into role models who can lead society some day with tolerance, compassion and respect for all. A major theme of the camp was to make both youth and adults understand Hinduism’s principles (philosophy) and practices so that they could take pride in them, see their relevance in today’s world, and learn to apply them. For adult attendees, considerable emphasis was placed on how Hindu values and the socio-cultural aspects of Hindu heritage could be used to address current problems. Issues like education, demonstrating Hinduism’s practice through example, ways of preserving this knowledge as the US becomes the primary home, etc. were discussed. Hopefully, events like these will trigger similar activities everywhere. For more information, e-mail “source” above.
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